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Daniel R. Streett, Ph.D.
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Houston Baptist University. - Books by the Author
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Author Archives: Daniel R. Streett
My Midterm Greek Exam
Too Much Testing Makes Αλέξανδρος a Dull Boy Some of you may be curious to see how testing would work in a communicative classroom. On the one hand, I abhor testing and grades, and think that neither one of them belongs … Continue reading
Posted in Greek Pedagogy
Tagged Assessment, Greek 101, Greek Midterm Exam, Greek Pedagogy, Teaching Greek, Testing
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First 1000 Words: Picture Book for Koine Greek Vocabulary (Needed Resources)
About the Series This is part of an ongoing series where I discuss resources that should be developed to aid teachers and students in acquiring Koine Greek communicatively. Introduction Have you seen this series of books by Usborne? They are … Continue reading
Posted in Greek Pedagogy
Tagged Greek Pedagogy, Greek Resources, Greek Vocabulary, Koine Greek, Needed Resources, New Testament Greek
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Koine Greek Rosetta Stone (Needed Resources)
Rosetta Stone. Everyone knows about this software, thanks to the company’s very effective ad campaign. If you’ve been living under a rock, check out their website and try out their free online demo that will introduce you to their basic … Continue reading
Posted in Greek Pedagogy
Tagged Ancient Greek, BRL-verify-6316, Hellenistic Greek, Koine Greek, Needed Resources, Pronunciation, Rosetta Stone, Software
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The Old Testament Church (LXX Texts of Note 4)
This post is the fourth in a series where I note Septuagintal passages of interest to students of Christian origins; e.g. texts where the New Testament quotes an LXX reading significantly different from the Masoretic reading, or texts where the … Continue reading
ποῦπος (Greek Word of the Week)
You have to say this word out loud. And no, it’s not a synonym for σκύβαλον, that favorite of every puerile budding Hellenist. Get your mind out of the ἀφεδρών! In fact, it’s a bird, technically, a hoopoe, Latin name … Continue reading
Posted in Word of the Week
Tagged Bathroom Humor, For the Birds, Puerility, Word of the Week
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Immersion Greek: Developing the Necessary Support Structure (Basics of Greek Pedagogy, pt. 9)
About the Series In the last post, I discussed some ways seminaries and colleges could accommodate an immersive approach to Greek pedagogy in their curricula and begin to approach the amount of training students receive in modern language programs, or … Continue reading
Posted in Greek Pedagogy
Tagged Basics of Greek Pedagogy, Faculty, Greek House, Greek Pedagogy, Language Lab, Resources, Seminaries, Teaching Greek
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David Flusser and Spoken Koine Greek
Anyone who shares my interests in Qumran, early Judaism, and the New Testament should make sure to pick up Géza Vermès’ autobiography, Providential Accidents. Not only is it just a great human story about faith, scholarship, and the twists and … Continue reading
Posted in Greek Pedagogy
Tagged David Flusser, Geza Vermes, Latin, Providential Accidents
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Thegri the Angelic Beastmaster–A Mystery in the Shepherd of Hermas
Reading the Shepherd the other day (actually listening to my sweet wife read it to me as we were driving to church), I encountered the following tale in Hermas’ fourth vision. Hermas sees a huge 100-foot long beast, which he … Continue reading
Posted in Apostolic Fathers
Tagged Angels, Apocrypha, Apostolic Fathers, Beast, Revelation, Shepherd of Hermas, Thegri
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Making the Perfect the Enemy of the Good
Introduction Suzanne McCarthy of the Bible, Literature and Translation blog has written a lengthy response to my ongoing series on Greek pedagogy. She argues that I am chasing a pipe dream and registers several objections to my proposals thus far. … Continue reading
Posted in Greek Pedagogy
Tagged Artificial Greek, Communicative Need, Greek Pedagogy, Native Speakers, Objections, Suzanne McCarthy
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Greek Immersion in the Seminary Curriculum—Practical Suggestions (Basics of Greek Pedagogy, pt. 8)
About the Series In the last post, I discussed two typical modern language programs and their requirements. The point was to show how typical seminary requirements for Greek/Hebrew pale in comparison, as modern language programs a) require 50 credits worth … Continue reading
Posted in Greek Pedagogy
Tagged Basics of Greek Pedagogy, Curriculum, Greek Pedagogy, Immersion, Seminaries
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